South-South Group Issues Fresh Threat

A pressure group, based in the Niger Delta, has written a letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, expressing their displeasure with the outcome of the March 28 presidential election.
The group known as the ‘South South Voice’ bemoaned the fact that the North and the West collaborated to frustrate the second term ambition of the President, Ynaija reports.
The group made this known in a letter addressed to President Jonathan, signed by its National Coordinators, Mr Victor Tamarapreye and Michael Akpodore.
The “South South Voice” warned that the nation may face another round of crisis unless issues relating to the ‘Hausa, Yoruba conspiracy’ against the people of the South-south is addressed.
The letter said: “We the under signed for and on behalf of numerous concerned people of the South-south geo-political region of Nigeria, wish to inform you that, we are not happy with the way and manner the election was conducted and it will be wrong to hand over power to the wrong person.”
“The election was rigged massively to favour Gen. Buhari and we will not accept such result. Even though we are heading to court but we want to warn first so that Nigerians will understand where the trouble is coming from when it commences.”
“Secondly, You Mr President was coaxed and intimidated to accept the outcome of the election by the International Community and the so called peace makers Committee in Nigeria.”
“There was a gang-up against you from the Northern part of Nigeria irrespective of party line, as well as the issue of under-age voters which we all saw in several northern states. You have performed more than any Nigerian president has ever produced in your first term in office.”
Meanwhile, fresh details have emerged on Monday on how the presidential election was won and lost.
It was gathered from a PDP chieftain that his party and the APC devised fresh methods on how to outwit each other three months before the March 28 elections.
The source, who is a member of the PDP NWC, said a key component of his party’s strategy centered on the Permanent Voter Cards.
President Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat to General Muhammadu Buhari in a keenly contested presidential election conducted March 28 will go down in record as the first ever incumbent to be defeated